The Americans with Disabilities Act and Equal Access to Public Spaces

Since the passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the United States federal government, states, and localities have passed laws and created policies intended to ensure that people with disabilities had full and equal access to public spaces. Nevertheless, more than three dec...

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Published inLaws Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 5
Main Authors Whaley, Barry A, Martinis, Jonathan G, Pagano, Giuseppe F, Barthol, Sara, Senzer, Jessica, Williamson, Pamela R, Blanck, Peter D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2024
Subjects
Access
Access for the disabled
accessibility
Advocacy
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US
Barrier-free design
Civil rights
Community involvement
Disability
disability law
disability rights
discrimination
Equal rights
Federal government
Handicapped accessibility
Interviews
Law
Laws, regulations and rules
Local government
People with disabilities
Public spaces
Public transportation
Stakeholders
United States
Atlanta Georgia
New York
Georgia
United States > US
disability law
disability rights
discrimination
public spaces
accessibility
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Summary:Since the passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the United States federal government, states, and localities have passed laws and created policies intended to ensure that people with disabilities had full and equal access to public spaces. Nevertheless, more than three decades after the ADA, people with disabilities continue to face architectural and other barriers to community inclusion and participation. This article describes laws, policies, and initiatives that are implemented in the United States at the federal, state, and local levels to address these barriers, examines their effectiveness, and describes the views of advocates working in furtherance of the rights of people with disabilities and the inclusiveness of public spaces. We conclude by providing brief recommendations for ways federal, state, and local governments may ensure people with disabilities have full and equal access to public spaces.
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Author Contributions: The original draft of this article was prepared by S.B. and J.S. Writing of this article was the responsibility of J.G.M., B.A.W. and G.F.P. Editing was performed by P.R.W. Resources were developed by G.F.P. Supervision was provided by P.D.B. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
ISSN:2075-471X
2075-471X
DOI:10.3390/laws13010005